other possibility would be energy reform. there are some great possibilities there when you look at our competitiveness internationally. i always like the renewable electricity standard. governor pawlenty signed off on 25% by 2025. that's one way. finally in minnesota where we have a lot of manufacturing, you're seeing this resurgence of made-in-america products. we need to train workers and students in areas where there are jobs. that means traditional jobs like welding and it means science and engineering. a nationwide focus on getting kids to go to those areas. it has to be something that everyone will agree ongoing forward. >> the things you talk about have no ideological edge to them. let me ask you one last thing. scott brown is replaced by elizabeth warren. olympia snowe replaced by an independent. herb cole replaced by tammy baldwin. the pattern in all of those is that it's a more conservative person in the senate replaced by a less conservative person in the senate. maybe fine lines, but that's the pattern in all of